Hat tricked / Ashland blanks Wooster behind Morr's 3 goals

Dusty SloanPublished: August 25, 2006 12:00AM

By DUSTY SLOAN
T-G Sports Editor
Ashland High Schools girls soccer team wanted a quick start against Ohio Cardinal Conference rival Wooster Thursday night after losing its opener Monday to Westerville Central.
As it turned out, the Arrows needed just less than a minute to accomplish that.
Megan Gallaway scored at a sharp angle in the first minute, and Beth Morr recorded a hat trick as Ashland picked up a 6-0 win over the Generals in the OCC opener for both teams.
We kept our intensity, and we finished a lot better tonight, said Ashland coach Jerry White. It was a nice win getting the six goals. I know Woosters possibly in a transition year with a new coach coming in, a new style. I think theres a period of adjustment.
Were glad with got the shutout, and we got six (goals). Thats great.
Added Morr, Thats basically what we were worried about is winning the conference (games). This just gives us confidence.
Gallaway connected on that early goal on a feed from Morr. Morr got her first goal of the night on a penalty kick in the 17th minute following a Wooster foul in the box.
In the 31st minute, Morr got goal No. 2 in front of the Wooster goalkeeper after an assist from Chelsea Smetzer. Ashlands final goal of the first half came in the 36th minute, when Kelly Sullivan scored an unassisted goal on a rebound after a corner kick.
Morr completed her hat trick in the 41st minute, sneaking a shot past Wooster defenders. Gallaway had the assist.
Its nice to see Beth, with the year shes put in and the injuries shes had, White said, to come here in her senior year and her first conference game to bust out with three goals, hopefully, that will get everybodys attention and say, Guess what? Weve got a goal-scorer here.
Ashlands sixth and final goal of the night came in the 54th minute from Jenny Wilder on a pass from Katie Krisko.
We played the ball together really well, Morr said. Most of the goals came off of other people, so we had good ball movement.
Ashland out-shot Wooster, 35-3. AHS goalkeeper Lauren Lucas made two saves in the shutout.
Ashland was without starters Sarah Oberholtzer and Rachel Phillip, both nursing injuries from Game 1. According to White, Phillip is day-to-day, and Oberholtzer could miss a week and a half.
Prior to the game, Ashlands players were wearing their Wooster Classic shirts they earned after winning last weeks preseason tournament.
We just thought it would be funny, Morr said.
In Thursdays junior varsity contest, Ashland (1-1) defeated Wooster, 3-0. Sam Mowry had a goal and an assist, and Nettie Gorsuch and Danielle Goodman each had a goal.
Rochelle Bowersock made four saves in goal for Ashland.
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